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A new strategy to attack aggressive brain cancer shrank tumors in two early tests

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A new strategy to fight an extremely aggressive type of brain tumor showed promise in a pair of experiments with a handful of patients. Scientists took patients’ own immune cells and turned them into “living drugs” able to recognize and attack glioblastoma. In the first-step tests, those cells shrank tumors… Read

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Salty foods are making people sick − in part by poisoning their microbiomes

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People have been using salt since the dawn of civilization to process, preserve and enhance foods. In ancient Rome, salt was so central to commerce that soldiers were paid their “salarium,” or salaries, in salt, for instance. Salt’s value was in part as a food preservative, keeping unwanted microbes at… Read

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Heart disease doesn't have to keep you from donating blood

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As blood centers and hospitals face critically low levels of blood supplies, many people with heart disease may wonder if they can help by donating. For the most part, they can do so safely, experts say. Typically, someone in the U.S. needs blood about every two seconds for reasons that… Read

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Prenatal yoga may help ease stress, improve fitness during pregnancy

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Butterfly. Cat. Pointer dog. More than pretty critters, these are yoga poses experts say could be part of a healthy pregnancy. Though moving a growing belly through a series of poses might seem like the last thing a pregnant woman would want to do, health experts say it's high on… Read

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Study raises questions about plastic pollution's effect on heart health

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We breathe, eat and drink tiny particles of plastic. But are these minuscule specks in the body harmless, dangerous or somewhere in between? A small study published in the New England Journal of Medicine raises more questions than it answers about how these bits — microplastics and the smaller nanoplastics… Read

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A blood test for colon cancer performed well in a study, expanding options for screening

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A blood test for colon cancer performed well in a study published Wednesday, offering a new kind of screening for a leading cause of cancer deaths. The test looks for DNA fragments shed by tumor cells and precancerous growths. It's already for sale in the U.S. for $895, but has… Read

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COVID lowered life expectancy by 1.6 years worldwide: study

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COVID-19 caused the average life expectancy of people worldwide to fall by 1.6 years during the first two years of the pandemic, a more dramatic decline than previously thought, a major study said Tuesday. This marked a sharp reversal during a decades-long rise in global life expectancy, according to hundreds… Read

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King Charles' diagnosis throws UK's long cancer treatment waiting times into sharp relief

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For Anna Gittins, three months would have spelled the difference between life and death. The elementary school principal from Hereford in western England was shocked when she found out she had advanced colorectal cancer in 2022. But when she contacted her local hospital, she was told no one would be… Read

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Scientists use cells from fluid drawn during pregnancy to grow mini lungs and other organs

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Scientists have created miniorgans from cells floating in the fluid that surrounds a fetus in the womb – an advance they believe could open up new areas of prenatal medicine. Miniorgans, or “ organoids,” are tiny simplified structures that can be used to test new medical treatments or study how… Read

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Highly awaited Alzheimer's drug hit by delays

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Eli Lilly's highly anticipated Alzheimer's drug has been held back for further review by regulators, the U.S. pharmaceutical giant said Friday, in a blow for patients with the devastating brain disorder. Donanemab has been found to slow cognitive decline in the early stages of the disease during a clinical trial… Read

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